China and the United States agree to hold the 14th China US Tourism High Level Dialogue
Today, Minister of Culture and Tourism Hu Heping met with visiting US Secretary of Commerce Raymond in Beijing as requested. Both sides emphasize the importance of cultural exchanges for bilateral relations between China and the United States, and agree to hold the 14th China US Tourism High Level Dialogue in China in the first half of 2024 to further restore and develop tourism cooperation between the two countries.
China and the United States are important tourist destinations and source countries, and tourism has always been an important component of cultural exchanges between China and the United States. Hu Heping stated that the friendship between countries lies in mutual affinity between the people. China and the United States should encourage people to travel to each other's countries, move more, exchange more, eliminate barriers, and enhance understanding. I hope that the United States and China can move towards each other, further increase direct flights between the two countries, adjust travel reminders to China as soon as possible, facilitate Chinese citizens to apply for visas to the United States, stop baseless investigations and harassment of Chinese citizens and groups visiting the United States, and create better conditions for mutual visits between tourists from both countries.